Ikat Diamonds Quilt Pattern

Dynamic diamonds dressed with triangle-pieced sashing Add a punch of pizzazz to bold diamonds with triangle-pieced sashing! Popular er and quilting teacher Kathy Doughty shares timesaving tips for cutting diamonds, half-diamonds, and triangles from fabric strips. Use specialty rulers or the included template patterns as you draw from Kathy’s vibrant inspiration and hand-quilted finishing techniques. Skip the quilt math—all measurements include metric and imperial conversions. Vibrant and rich with texture, this quilt is surprisingly simple to piece. Timesaving method! Learn to cut diamonds, half-diamonds, and triangles from strips Beginner-friendly pattern from the book Adding Layers—Color; & Imagination Includes both metric and imperial measurements Materials Needed: Yardage based on 42" (107 cm) usable width of fabric. Ikat fabric or feature fabric: 3/4 yard (70 cm) each of red, dark blue, orange, purple, yellow, and light blue fabrics or a total of 41/2 yards (4.2 m) for diamond blocks Shot cottons: 21/2 yards (2.3 m) total of light and dark solid fabrics (equal amount of lights and darks—I used 19 different colors) for triangle sashing strips Backing: 4" yards (3.8 m) Binding: " yard (60 cm) Batting: 72" × 78" (185 cm × 200 cm) Template plastic